"down pat" meaning in English

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          "text": "He has the look of Bruce Lee down pat, with the same defiant expression and spare but muscled frame.",
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          "ref": "2023 November 26, Patrick Chovanec, “This Is Your Pilot Speaking”, in The Atlantic",
          "text": "The first “solo”—flying the airplane all by yourself without an instructor alongside you in the cockpit—is the crucible for every new pilot. You get to do it only when your instructor is convinced that you have your landings down pat.",
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